PHILIPSBURG:--- The Joint Court of Justice on December 7, 2016 sentenced S.M.J. to 8 years in jail. He was found guilty of attempted manslaughter. He was also found guilty of possession of an illegal firearm. S.M.J. was sentenced for shooting a man in his chest during an armed robbery at a bus stop on Back Street on August 16, 2015. The Solicitor General demanded on Thursday, November 17, 2016 a jail sentence of 10 years against S.M.J. That was equal to the punishment he received by the Court of First Instance on March 2, 2016.
Prosecutor’s Office Bulletin
Manslaughter suspect convicted to 8 years imprisonment.
